Louisville officer driving without lights, siren before fatal wreck won’t be charged

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A Louisville grand jury declined to indict a Louisville Metro Police officer who was speeding on Fern Valley Road and didn’t have her cruiser’s lights and sirens activated when she was involved in a fatal crash April 2.

The grand jury returned a “no true bill” Wednesday on a charge of second-degree manslaughter presented against Officer Alyssa Begel in the death of 61-year-old Charles Briscoe.

Erran Huber, a spokesperson for the Jefferson Commonwealth’s Attorney’s office said “any loss of life in our community is a tragic circumstance…

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